The difficulties of the Italian railway system must not be be resolved by the privatisation of the Ferrovie dello Italian State. This is underlined by Uiltrasporti, specifying that it is This is a time of great difficulty which, rather - specify the Secretary-General and the National Secretary of the trade unions, Claudio Tarlazzi and Roberto Napoleoni - "the government, the institutions and the FS Group urgently need to address the safeguarding a fundamental asset for the economy and mobility of goods and people'. "Voices are getting clearer and clearer and insist on the government's willingness to privatize the FSI group - add Tarlazzi and Napoleoni - are for us worrying because there is a risk of penalizing not only the company and the workers of the group, but also the entire country."

"The latest dramatic incidents involving the railway sector - the two union leaders continue - make There is also a clear need to intervene on the issue of safety by establishing common contractual rules for all workers of the sector and related industries; investing even more in the formation; reinforcing railway facilities with dedicated staff the safety of travellers and workers; but also by intervening on the network, for example by eliminating passages and level crossings that are a potential danger to workers and citizens. To all this is added add assaults on train crew, a phenomenon unworthy of a civil society that we have confronted with the Signing of a protocol between the social partners, the relevant ministries in this regard, the State-Regions Conference and the National Association of the municipalities, which, however, remains unapplied'.

"In a year that will be marked by the renewals of the national contracts that are intended to improve economic and workers' regulations - conclude Tarlazzi and Napoleoni - The latest initiatives by the Minister of Transport are also worrying which have effectively prevented the full exercise of the right to strike. The situation in which the sector finds itself must be tackled with urgency and we will continue to be vigilant and exercise our role to defend the Italian railway system and the entire category of railway workers'.